Simple Keyword to Link vs Link Whisper Free

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Simple Keyword to Link

by Alessandro Piconi

Health D54

Link Whisper Free

by Spencer Haws

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Simple Keyword to Link Link Whisper Free

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Simple Keyword to Link	Link Whisper Free
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 54	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	25/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.11★ ✓
Reviews	2	145 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	66/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.0y ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	179	27.4K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	SEO

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.